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● A TIMES OF PRESENTATION ADVERTORIAL AND PROMOTIONAL FEATURE FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013

A CONSUMER CONNECT INITIATIVE

o say that has beyond Bhayander Pada. proposed metro and monorail net- ward, once the metro and the San- emerged as the key This stretch of NH 42 acquires work in Thane and the airport at tacruz link road is ready, suburb in greater importance due to its strate- and other suburbs in Thane would offer connectivity to THANE: A T and is the most gic location in Thane. The arterial the district, is likely to contribute to BKC, Kalina and . sought-after realty road not only connects the eastern the appreciation of property rates in Already, areas like Ghodbunder destination would be and joining the future. The city will be connected and have come up as the stating the obvious. The larger issue the two ends of Mumbai, but also partly by monorail and partly by a extension of Thane and have wit- GATEWAY TO today however, is whether the connects other nearby cities such as metro line. The proposed trans-har- nessed the launch of a number of growth engine will stabilise and , and . The bour link between and Nhava new projects. Also, from Ghodbun- mature within the periphery of Thane-Navi Mumbai and Pune Sheva is also likely to benefit the der road, Thane offers good connec- Thane itself or the locational/infra- stretch is also emerging as a real es- Mumbai-Pune-Thane corridor by tivity to . So, once the infra- structural USP of the region has tate destination due to the proposed strengthening the infrastructure,” structural push is operational, FUTURE more inherent potential for the fu- infrastructure development. As a re- says Bhagtani. Ram Makhecha, direc- Thane will be one of the preferred ture. The ground realities, no doubt, sult, an investment made now in tor, Vakratunda Group, agrees that locations in and around Mumbai. are heavily loaded in favour of Thane, is sure to give handsome re- Thane is poised to be a growth driver Mumbai can well see a New Thane Thane, stretching its periphery in turns in the next few years. Diipesh of Mumbai suburbs, as Ghodbunder or Thane Extension in the times to GROWTH the foreseeable future. Thane has Bhagtani, director, Jaycee Homes, has road, Pokhran 2, road, are all come. strongly emerged as the gateway of a caveat when he says that the areas that can revitalise demand for Shilpin Tater, director, TaterWorld, Will Thane soon become the queen of the future growth for the suburban de- growth of social infrastructure is cru- property. “Opening up the freeway sums it up quite well. “As a destina- velopment of Mumbai. Facts speak cial for the growth of any city. With soon, developing the metro to con- tion which is not just a new planned suburbs with the immense infrastructure for themselves: Thane has already the growing population in Thane, nect Thane to BKC and Nariman city that is attracting the residents boost that it is going to receive in the near stretched geographically with roads there has been an increasing de- Point, more highways to ease traffic, and IT/ITeS segment, but is also from Kolshet Road to to Ghod- mand for educational institutions, better civic amenities, developing shaping up well with better roads, future? RAVI SINHA gets some answers bunder, all witness to a lot of devel- multi-specialty hospitals, malls and lakes into tourist spots like Marine infrastructure and reasonable price opment. Ghodbunder road, which entertainment zones that have come Drive where people come to spend points, Thane is poised for growing was once dead and dark, is now up in the last few years and the evenings, more busses, increasing even further. This is because beyond home to a lot of upcoming residen- number is expected to grow. the frequency and number of trains Thane, there is nothing but avail- tial projects. Thane has “The upcoming infrastructure, the on the central railway line, are all ability of land. That itself indicates gradually stretched it- things that can be done,” he adds. how much the potential for Thane to self from Majiwada Some property analysts point out grow and emerge as a case study in and extends that the eastern expressway, being destination developments is,” signs broader with no traffic interruption off Tater. between Thane and , is convenient for commute. Going for- (The writer is CEO, Track2Realty) PIC: NASSER LALLJEE

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